Molly McCann no longer has to worry about 'financial security' ahead of UFC London

Liverpool UFC fighter Molly McCann has always done it the hard way.

Her opponents have a combined record of 128-78-3 in total.

For context, McCann (11-4) has only had a handful of fights herself, but she is only a couple of wins away from a place in the top 15 of the flyweight division.

The 31-year-old Englishwoman snapped a two-fight skid with a unanimous decision win over Ji Yeon Kim at UFC Fight Night 191 in Las Vegas last September.

McCann faces the tough Brazilian Luana Carolina at the O2 Arena in London on March 19.

However, she insists she has already faced her toughest opponent yet.

“The hardest difficulty I’ve faced would be financial security,” McCann exclusively told GiveMeSport.

“I’ve probably fought some of the biggest fights of my life for money that some male pro boxers wouldn’t even wipe their a*** with to be honest with you. They wouldn’t even get out of bed for it.

“That was always the hardest one. But I’ve finally got to that point in my career where I’m taken care of really well by the promotion I fight for and that isn’t the worry anymore. The worry is just not getting hit in the face now.”

McCann also had some words of advice for women who are keen to follow in her footsteps.

She added: “To any young females getting involved with MMA, it’s not always going to be an easy road, it’s going to be a long road, but it’s a journey worth having.

“The people that you meet and the experiences that you go through, you can’t buy them, like you have to train and build those relationships and they’re absolutely amazing.

“What’s worth having doesn’t come easy and growth doesn’t come from comfort zones. Just getting into the gym is the hardest part but once you’re there you’ll love every second of it.”

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